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Campsick Camp Staff 20 Aug 2013 | 04:09 am
Summer camp staff who thought they were just heading off for a summer job a couple of months ago are surprised to find that transitioning from camp life back to “real” life requires a bit of adjustmen...
Home (Parentheses) 12 Aug 2013 | 08:35 pm
Parents: By now your pantries are empty, your laundry rooms are full, and your television remote controls are affixed to your children’s hands. The campers are home, and they’re riding a camp high. ...
End of Summer 5 Aug 2013 | 10:45 pm
It’s hard to believe another summer has nearly come and gone, but here we are. In just a few weeks, the camp season of 2013 will be a memory and school buses will once again be a regular sight around ...
Elasticity 31 Jul 2013 | 12:58 am
Elasticity is defined by Merriam-Webster as “the quality of being adaptable.” By definition, elasticity is not merely a description of successful campers and staff, but a description of summer camp i...
Letters Home 27 Jul 2013 | 10:30 pm
Have you ever wondered about communication at summer camp? This week’s guest blog is from Camp Weequahic concerning letters home. Before texting and skype, before emails and faxes, there was a tried...
A Whole New World 23 Jul 2013 | 09:25 pm
At one of America’s Finest Summer Camps, a first year camper, upon stepping off the bus on arrival day for the first time, immediately exclaimed, “I’ve been waiting for this moment my whole life!” The...
Big Things in Small Moments 22 Jul 2013 | 02:18 am
This week’s guest contribution comes from the Camp Starlight blog: One of the best parts of camp is observing moments when campers could teach grown-ups a thing or two. One of them is the way in whic...
Healthy Competition 16 Jul 2013 | 06:54 am
“Healthy Competition” is a term that is often used at summer camp. While they also offer a wide selection of niche and hobby type activities, traditional summer camps focus heavily on sports. The em...
Spirit Days and Tribals: Spirited Traditions 10 Jul 2013 | 04:32 am
The guest blog this week comes from not one but two AFSC camps–Camp Laurel South and Camp Weequahic. Both camps describe two timeless traditions unique to them: Spirit Days at Camp Laurel and Tribals...
The Anatomy of a Summer Camp 2 Jul 2013 | 11:02 pm
Summer camp is often thought of as a whole, a single place where campers convene for several weeks each summer. Few think of summer camp in the context of its smaller parts. Yet, for campers, the sp...
